Let D be a simple normal crossing divisor in a smooth complex projective variety X. We show that the existence on
X-D
of a non-trivial polarized complex variation of Hodge structures with integral monodromy implies that the pair
(X,D)
has a non-zero logarithmic symmetric differential (a section of a symmetric power of the logarithmic cotangent bundle). When the corresponding period map is generically immersive, we show more precisely that the logarithmic cotangent bundle is big.
Let D be a simple normal crossing divisor in a smooth complex projective variety X. We show that the existence on
X-D
of a non-trivial polarized complex variation of Hodge structures with integral monodromy implies that the pair
(X,D)
has a non-zero logarithmic symmetric differential (a section of a symmetric power of the logarithmic cotangent bundle). When the corresponding period map is generically immersive, we show more precisely that the logarithmic cotangent bundle is big.
“…After posting the preprint on the math arXiv, Deligne [De4] has indicated a construction of the Chern-Simons classes in general and Esnault has independently given a construction in [Es5].…”
In this note, we report on a work jointly done with C. Simpson on a generalization of Reznikov's theorem which says that the Chern-Simons classes and in particular the Deligne Chern classes (in degrees > 1) are torsion, of a flat vector bundle on a smooth complex projective variety. We consider the case of a smooth quasi-projective variety with an irreducible smooth divisor at infinity. We define the Chern-Simons classes of the Deligne's canonical extension of a flat vector bundle with unipotent monodromy at infinity, which lift the Deligne Chern classes and prove that these classes are torsion. The details of the proof can be found in arxiv: math.AG.07070372.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.